Murder trial to be aired on British TV for first time

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Nat Fraser, whose retrial for the murder of his wife, Arlene Fraser, is to be aired in its entirety by Channel 4David Cheskin/PA

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Arlene Fraser vanished in 1998 and no trace of her has ever been found. Her husband, Nat Fraser was found guilty of her murder in 2003 but after a long appeal process his conviction was finally overturned in 2011 pending a retrial

For the first time in Britain, TV audiences will be able to view a murder
trial in its entirety through remotely operated cameras.

After more than three years of negotiation, Murder Trial on Channel 4
will provide access to the case of Nat Fraser, who was accused of the murder
of his wife Arlene Fraser who vanished in 1998. No trace of her has ever
been found and the case became one of the most notorious trials in recent
Scottish history.

Fraser, 58, denied being behind the disappearance of his wife, 33, from Elgin,
Moray, but was found guilty of